The Karnak Temple was built 1300 year ago and is the largest pharaonic monument in the country after the pyramids.
Lining the road are more sphinxes with ram heads and lion bodies, a symbol of the god Amon.
This is a huge wall at the front of the temple. People have carved their names into the side of it--some appear 1/2 way up the wall because that is where the sand level was at the time. 
The temple was left unfinished for some reason. you can see how they took the rough stones and put them in place and then carved them into smooth pillars. 
The hypostyle hall has 134 giant columns. You can still see some of the colors of the heiroglyphics.
This is a picture of the sacred lake.
During the height of Theban power, Karnak was the most important place of worship. Here are some of the columns and you can see an obelisk in the background.
This is a statue of a giant scarab beetle. You are supposed to walk around the scarab 7 times for good luck. 
